Hatchet Vocabulary and Context Clues Flashcard

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Tundra

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Vast, flat, treeless Arctic region

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Meaning of 'hacked' in context

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To cut or chop roughly and violently

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Meaning of 'formidable' in context

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Causing fear or apprehension

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Meaning of 'tapered'

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Gradually smaller or thinner towards one end

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Meaning of 'rudimentary' in context

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basic or primitive

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Meaning of 'gratuitous'

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Excessive

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Meaning of 'oppressive' in context of darkness

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Causing discomfort or distress

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Despondent means?

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Feeling hopeless or in low spirits

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Meaning of 'recede'

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move back or retreat

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Meaning of 'modicum'

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A small amount or quantity